St James’s International Concours

A display of heritage cars in St James the day before the famous London to Brighton Veteran Car Run.

The St James’s International Concours will include around 100 of the over 350 veteran cars – all at least 118 years old – which will be setting out for the Sussex coast from Hyde Park at dawn the following day.

Members of the public will be able to see the cars up close and talk to many of the owners from 9:30am until 3.30pm in Marlborough Road, next to St James’s Palace, which is being closed to traffic for the day.

One of the highlights will be three fearsome Napier racing cars which are being reunited from across Europe to celebrate the 120th anniversary of Selwyn Francis Edge’s win in the illustrious Gordon Bennett Cup in 1902. Edge’s famous victory in a Napier was not only the Britain’s first major international motorsport success but also the origin of British Racing Green.

The Royal Automobile Club has managed the annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run since 1930 and the concours, previously held in Regent Street, is now just a short walk from its clubhouse in Pall Mall.